Today
Saturday January 24 2026
- Day of the year
- 24/ 365
- Week
- 42,026
- Days left
- 3417%
- Moon
- 34%Waxing crescent
Today is Saturday, January 24, 2026. It is day 24 of 2026, a year of 365 days: 341 remain, and 7% of the year has gone. Under ISO 8601 this date falls in week 4.
What's celebrated on this date
International Day of Education
WorldwideUnited Nations — International Days
Saints and name days
Saints whose feast falls on this date, most widely known first.
- Francis de SalesFrench bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622)
- Babylas of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch from 237 to 253
- Mary WardEnglish Venerated Catholic (1585-1645)
- Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome5th-century Christian saint
- Giuseppe Timoteo GiaccardoItalian presbyter (1896-1948)
Sources : Wikidata (P841) · CC0 1.0
Astronomy
New York
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Length of day
- 9h 51m+2 min vs yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:08
Times shown for America/New_York
Season
Winter
began on December 21, 2025
Next season
Spring — 55 days, March 20, 2026 (March equinox)
Public holidays — United States
Not a public holiday in the United States.
Next public holiday : Washington's Birthday — February 16, 2026
National holidays only. Regions, provinces and Länder add their own.
Moon
Waxing crescent
Illumination : 34%
Moon age : 5.9 days
- Next full moon
- February 1, 2026
- Next new moon
- February 17, 2026
Astrology
Today's zodiac sign
Aquarius
until February 19, 2026 — Pisces
Zodiac dates are an astrological convention, not the Sun's actual position among the constellations. The astronomy above is measured; this is not.
On this day in history
41
Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. Wikipedia
1458
Matthias Corvinus is elected King of Hungary. Wikipedia
1742
Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Wikipedia
1848
California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento. Wikipedia
1915
World War I: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank. Wikipedia
1943
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca. Wikipedia
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1966
Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc. Wikipedia
1972
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. Wikipedia
1977
The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy. Wikipedia
1986
The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus. Wikipedia
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Births and deaths
Born on this day January 24
- 1670William Congreve, English playwright and poet (died 1729)
- 1705Farinelli, Italian castrato singer (died 1782)
- 1712Frederick the Great, Prussian king (died 1786)
- 1732Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier (died 1799)
- 1888Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (died 1958)
- 1907Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1999)
- 1940Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germanyturns 86 years
- 1953Moon Jae-in, South Korean politician, 19th President of South Koreaturns 73 years
Died on this day January 24
- 1595Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (born 1529)aged 66 years
- 1709George Rooke, English admiral and politician (born 1650)aged 59 years
- 1883Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (born 1812)aged 71 years
- 1920Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (born 1884)aged 36 years
- 1939Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (born 1867)aged 72 years
- 1965Winston Churchill, English statesman, soldier, and writer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)aged 91 years
- 1986Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (born 1921)aged 65 years
- 1986L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (born 1911)aged 75 years
Sources : Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26
The day in words
In New York the sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 17:04, giving 9h 51m of daylight — 2 minutes more than yesterday. It has been winter since December 21, 2025; spring opens in 55 days, on March 20, 2026 (March equinox).
The moon is a waxing crescent, 34% illuminated. The next full moon falls on February 1, 2026 and the next new moon on February 17, 2026.
The saints' calendar attaches January 24 to Francis de Sales, Babylas of Antioch and Mary Ward.
January 24 is International Day of Education, designated by the United Nations or one of its agencies.
It is not a public holiday in the United States.
On this day in history: Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula (41); Matthias Corvinus is elected King of Hungary (1458). English Wikipedia records 10 events for this date.
William Congreve was born on January 24, 1670; Ferdinand II died on January 24, 1595.
335 days remain until Christmas and 342 until New Year's Day.
In astrology — kept separate from the measured astronomy above, deliberately — January 24 falls under the sign of Aquarius.
Calendar
By the numbers
- 7%
- of the year elapsed
- 335
- until Christmas
- 342
- until New Year
- 766
- until the next 29 February
2026 — Common year (365 days)
Work with dates
Sources
Every block on this page names where its data comes from. Nothing here is generated when the source is silent.
- United Nations — International Days— What's celebrated today
- Wikidata (P841)— Saints and name days · CC0 1.0
- Wikipedia (en)— On this day in history · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Data imported on 2026-08-26